ken wrote: >It's not clear in the pic but we do get the fresh air from the same place as >the Vanagon (which has the air box and muffler in aproximately the same >locations I might add) we run a short piece of large diameter hose from the >airbox and out past that cardboard partition so that it is getting nice cool >air from the passenger side rear vent (just like the waterboxer). you're right Ken, its not clear from the pics, thanks for explaning
>Also the 5-cylinder engine doesn't seem to run as warm as the waterboxer (it >has to do with how the exhaust system is setup). The 5-cylinder setup allows >way more space between the motor and the exhaust piping (so there is more air >flow over the pipes and therefore actually less heat in the engine >compartment itself). That is true when the van is moving but I still worry about excessive heat build up in the engine compartment when the van is stationary and idling, esp. after a hard drive, and if a cat is fitted. I think some shielding may be useful, maybe modify and reuse the WB stuff? I say this 'cause I noticed a substantioal increase in engine comaprtemnt temps when i removed the shield (on my I4 conversion) that sits above the muffler on the stock diesel set up. I'm not saying that the heat will cause probs, just that it worries me :) Alistair |
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